Vocabulary&Listening&EverydayEnglishVocabulary&Listening&EverydayEnglishexchangestudentsThinkaboutproblemsexchangestudentshave.Numbertheminorderofimportance.Thinkaboutproblemsexchangestudentshave.Numbertheminorderofimportance.124356a.understandingthelanguageb.gettingonwithpeoplec.foodd.differentschoolsubjectandtimetablee.localcustomsf.climateCompletethepassagewiththewordsinthebox.Completethepassagewiththewordsinthebox.Hello,andwelcometotoday’seditionofIntheair.Asyouknow,everyweekonthisprogrammewediscussanaspectofaskexisthappengivelivespeaktalkthinkthewaywe(1)___now,andtoday’stopicisthelanguagewe(2)_____---English.Sothat’ssomethingwhichaffectsusall.Thequestionis,what’sgoingto(3)______tothewaywespeakEnglishinthefuture?AreweallgoingtospeaklikeAmericans?OrwillBritishEnglishcontinueto(4)____?livespeakhappenexistLateronwe’regoingto(5)___youtophoneinand(6)____yourviewsonthesubject,butfirstwe’regoingto(7)___totwoyoungpeople,oneAmerican,andoneBritish,whohavespenttimeonaneducationalexchangeintheother’scountry.We(8)_____theywillhavesomeinterestingideasonthesubject.askgivetalkthinkWhoDofoundthelocalaccentdifficulttounderstand.didn’tfindthelocalaccentdifficulttounderstand.getsonwellwithotherstudents.playedinaschoolsportsteam.SamanthaSamanthaCallumCallumSamanthaSamanthaCallumCallumListentotheinterviewsandanswerthequestions.Listentotheinterviewsandanswerthequestions.WhoDodiscoveredalivelymusicscene.enjoyedtheend-of-yeardance.thinkseveryonewillspeakAmericanEnglishoneday.thinksit’sonlynaturalthattherearevarietiesofEnglish.SamanthaSamanthaSamanthaSamanthaCallumCallumCallumCallumCallumCallumCallumCallumSamanthaSamanthaSamanthaSamanthaListenagainandanswerthequestions.Listenagainandanswerthequestions.1.WhichpartofthecountryisSamanthastayingin?ThenorthofEngland(LeedsinYorkshire).2.Howlongdidittakehertounderstandwhatpeopleweresaying?Twomonths.3.Whatdidshenoticeaboutthepronunciationofwordslikedanceandbath?They’rethesameasinAmericanEnglish.4.WhatisthelastquestiontheintervieweraskedSamantha?Doyouthinkyou’llgohomespeakingwithanorthofEnglandaccent?5.HowlongdidCallumspendintheUS?Tenmonths.6.Whatdidn’thelikeabouttheplacehestayedin?Theclimate(hotandhumid).7.Whatdidhesayaboutthewaypeoplespoke?Itwaseasytounderstand;theyspokeratherslowly.8.WhatdidgirlslikeaboutCallum?HisEnglishaccent(itwascute).EverydayEnglishCompletethesentenceswiththecorrectphrases.1.Howareyougettingon?isaquestionabout___.A.Samantha’shealthB.whatSamanthaisdoing2.Ididn’tgetwhatpeopleweresayingmeans____.A.Ididn’tunderstanditB.Ididn’tlikeit3.WhenSamanthagotusedtotheaccentshe____.A.begantounderstanditB.useditwhenshespokeEnglish4.Sofarmeans_____.A.foralongtimeB.untilnow5.That’sagoodpointmeans____.A.whatyousayisinterestingB.Iagreewithyou6.ThegirlsinCallum’sschoolmadeafussofhimby__.A.laughingathimB.showingalotofinterestinhim7.Acuteaccentis____.A.horribleB.attractive8.Acoupleofmeans____.A.twoB.twoorthree9.IfCallumpickedupthelocalaccenthe____.A.startedtouseitB.wasn’tabletouseit10.IfCallum’sAmericanaccenthaswornoff,ithas___.A.disappearedB.becomeverynoticeable1.point1)要点;中心思想Hemissedthewholepointofmyspeech.他没弄明白我整个演说的要点。2)意义;目的;用途un.(+in/of)Thereisnopointincomplaining.抱怨没有任何意义。重点单词或短语讲解：2.1)wearoff慢慢消失Myfirstimpressionsofthecitywerewearingoff.Thepaininhisbackiswearingoff.2)wearout使疲惫不堪Hewaswornoutbythehardwork.繁重的工作使他疲惫不堪。Thelongwaitworeeveryoneout.3.pickup(a)举起或抬起某人[某物];拿起;拾起:Hepickedupthebookfromthefloor.他从地板上把书拾起来.(b)见到,听到(尤指藉助仪器):Theequipmentpickedupthesignalfromthesatellite.这设备收到了卫星发出的信号。(c)通过实践学会(外语、技术等):ShesoonpickedupFrenchwhenshewenttoliveinFrance.她到法国居住后很快就学会了法语。(d)得,染(疾病):pickupaninfection,acold,theflu,(e)买到某物(尤指价廉或运气好):Shepickedupavaluablefirsteditionatavillagebooksale.她在乡村图书展销会上买到一本珍贵的首版书。
